Section 11A: Offences

11A. Offences (1) A person shall commit an offence— (a) where he— (i) fails to attend before the Ombudsperson for Children; (ii) refuses to take the oath before the Ombudsperson for Children; or (iii) wilfully refuses to furnish any information or to produce any document, record, file or exhibit, when required to do so under section 7; (b) where he— (i) refuses to answer to the best of his knowledge any question lawfully put to him by the Ombudsperson for Children; or (ii) knowingly gives to the Ombudsperson for Children false evidence or evidence which he knows to be misleading, in connection with an investigation under section 7; O5 – 5 [Issue 1] (c) where at any sitting held for the purposes of an investigation under section 7, he— (i) insults the Ombudsperson for Children; or (ii) wilfully interrupts the proceedings. (2) Any person who commits an offence under this section shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 10,000 rupees and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months. [S. 11A inserted by s. 4 of Act 8 of 2005.]